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David Squires on… Lock­down at the Over­look Hotel

12 May 2020

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Monochrome cartoon illustration of a winding mountain road beside a cliff, with a car driving along the road. The title reads "Scenes from Lockdown at the Overlook Hotel".
Monochrome cartoon illustration of a winding mountain road beside a cliff, with a car driving along the road. The title reads "Scenes from Lockdown at the Overlook Hotel".
Car­toon­ist David Squires checks in with the Tor­rance fam­i­ly at their iso­la­tion retreat.

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